The Green Papers: New Mexico 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 1 June 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:1,823,821 (0.65% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):1,263,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):972,895
Capital:Santa Fe
Tuesday 1 June 2004 polls close 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p MST (0200 UTC)
 

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New Mexico State and Local Government

New Mexico 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 376,930 49.84% President George W. Bush
(5 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 370,942 49.05% Senator John Kerry
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Independent 4,053 0.54% Ralph Nader
Vice President Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 2,382 0.31% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard Campagna
  Candidate Green 1,226 0.16% David Keith Cobb
Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Constitution 771 0.10% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
Total 756,304 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1   Democrat   Senator Jeff Bingaman
First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 2   Republican   Senator Pete V. Domenici
First elected: 1972; re-elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

    Democrat   Governor Bill Richardson
First elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     (Christina M. Vahlsing - pending)
added 27 May 2003

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately from) the Governor

    Democrat   Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republicans (2 Renominated);
1 Democrat (1 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Heather A. Wilson
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 23 June 1998 in Special Election re: death of Congressman Stephen Schiff, 25 March 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 147,372 54.40% Congressman Heather A. Wilson
  Candidate Democrat 123,339 45.53% Richard M. Romero
  Candidate Write-In 194 0.07% Orlin G. Cole
Republican
Total 270,905 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Steve Pearce
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 130,498 60.20% Congressman Steve Pearce
  Candidate Democrat 86,292 39.80% Gary King
Total 216,790 100.00%  

CD 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Tom Udall
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 175,269 68.68% Congressman Tom Udall
  Candidate Republican 79,935 31.32% Gregory M. Tucker
Total 255,204 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Democrat   Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron
First elected: 1986 (served until 1990); elected 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Democrat   Attorney General Patricia Madrid
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Democrat   Treasurer Robert E. Vigil
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

    Democrat   Auditor Domingo P. Martinez
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Public Lands Commissioner Patrick H. Lyons
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

 


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